Appetizer of herring and potato

Klopotenko Ievgen

Ukrainian

5.00 / 5

Cook Time

1 hour 5 min

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total_time_text 1 hour 5 min
Serving

6
Difficulty

Easy

I want you to know that it’s absolutely normal to combine herring with milk. If you soak herring in milk it’ll remove excess salt from the fish and make it taste more gentle and soft. You can try it and make a very delicious appetizer of herring and potato.

How to prepare Appetizer of herring and potato

Ingredients

500 g of salted herring fillets

500 ml of milk

5 medium-sized potatoes

1 red onion

3 tbsp. of sunflower oil

Appetizer of herring and potato: Directions

Step 1

Put herring fillets in a small container and fill it with milk (500 ml). Put the container in the fridge for 1 hour.

Step 2

Boil 5 potatoes In a saucepan with salted water. Don’t peel it and cut it. In order not to over boil the potatoes, you can add 1 tbsp. sunflower oil and cook over medium heat at the beginning of cooking. Check the readiness of the potatoes by carefully piercing with a thin knife. The knife should fit easily into the flesh of the potato.

Step 3

Drain the potatoes and let them cool. An hour later, remove the herring fillets from the milk, wet with a paper towel and cut into small pieces.

Step 4

An hour later, remove the herring fillets from the milk, wet with a paper towel and cut into small pieces.

Step 5

Peel an onion and cut it into thin rings.

Step 6

Place the potato rings on a plate, then add herring and red onion rings on top. Pour 2 tbsp. of oil.

Cooking is easy!